Franchised Dry Cleaner With Plant, 5 Stores

Business Overview:

Franchised Dry Cleaner with Plant, 5 Stores & Delivery Routes

Established franchised dry cleaning and garment care business in Northeast Wisconsin, operating one central plant with an onsite retail store, four additional retail stores, and pickup and delivery routes serving homes and businesses. Trailing 12-month revenue (September 2025 through August 2026) was approximately $1.55 million, with approximately $200,000 in seller discretionary income, including owner add-backs.

Services include professional dry cleaning, laundered dress shirts, comforters and household items, wedding gown preservation, alterations and repairs, and wash, dry and fold. About 75% of revenue comes through the stores and 25% through the delivery routes, supported by commercial accounts and partner drop-off sites in surrounding communities.

Nearly all cleaning is done at the central plant, whose two cleaning machines were fitted with GreenEarth solvent technology in 2025. The business has about 25 full- and part-time employees, including experienced leaders at each location, and the current owner works in the business about 15 hours per week. All locations are leased on five-year terms that began in June 2025, each with two five-year extension options.

The asking price is $550,000, and seller financing is available to qualified buyers. The buyer must meet the franchisor's qualifications, including net worth requirements, and be approved by the franchisor.

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Property Features and Assets:

The business carries a garment care heritage of more than 70 years in its market. In 2025 its locations joined a nationally recognized dry cleaning franchise system, and the current owners acquired them in September 2025. Most of the long-tenured staff and established cleaning processes remain in place, now supported by the franchisor's operating systems, training, and playbooks.

Market Competition and Expansion:

The business is one of only two dry cleaning companies remaining in its primary market. Traditional dry cleaning demand is declining as workplace attire becomes more casual, but demand for household item cleaning, wash and fold, and pickup and delivery is growing. The business also offers specialty services, such as wedding gown preservation, that few Wisconsin cleaners provide.

The business has grown with minimal marketing effort. From summer 2025 to summer 2026, same-store revenue grew about 25% for household items, 15% for wash and fold, and nearly 18% for delivery routes. An owner who is more involved could expand route development, pursue additional commercial accounts, grow specialty services such as wedding gown preservation and school band uniforms, open stores in surrounding communities, or add dry cleaning and wash and fold at laundromats.

Reason for Selling:

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